Brapool Barn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Patcham
Historical Forms
- Brakepole 1296 SR
Etymology
Brapool Barn (6″) gave name to Adam and Robert de Brakepole (1296 SR). The first element in this name must be ME brake , 'bracken, fern,' or brake , 'clump of bushes.' Hence 'pool by which such grew.'